Trump has an appetite for seeing McDonald’s come to North Korea

By Daniel Chaitin

Published June 10, 2018 7:24pm ET

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Trump has an appetite for seeing McDonald’s come to North Korea — FILE- In this March 6, 2018, file photo, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder, left, and Double Quarter Pound burger is shown with fresh beef in Atlanta. McDonaldâs isnât ready to stop offering plastic straws, despite environmental concerns. A shareholder proposal to pressure the worldâs biggest hamburger chain on the matter was voted down at the companyâs annual meeting Thursday, May 24, 2018. | (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

President Trump would like to see McDonald’s come to North Korea.

A source told Axios that Trump is in favor of well-known American staples coming to North Korea, including McDonald’s, as he seeks to have the rogue nation open up to the world. Such cooperation hinges on a historic meeting Trump has planned for Tuesday in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

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